Har Nebo Cemetery

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Har Nebo Cemetery
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Established1890 [1]
Location
6061 Oxford Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 40°02′21″N75°05′12″W / 40.0391152°N 75.0867980°W / 40.0391152; -75.0867980
Typeprivate
Size16 acres (65,000 m2) [1]
No. of graves>35,000 [2]
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Har Nebo Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in the Oxford Circle neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in 1890, it is the oldest privately owned Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia. It is named for Mount Nebo, a Moabite mountain mentioned as the place where Moses died in the Hebrew Bible on the other side the Jordan River.

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A photograph depicting the sunken and overturned gravestones in Har Nebo, June 2022

Har Nebo Cemetery is recognized as a cemetery that is, for the most part, in severe disrepair. Many gravestones are knocked over, much of the ground is unkempt, and the cemetery is often inaccessible. [3] A restoration has been undertaken by Friends of Jewish Cemeteries to take ownership of and restore the cemetery to its previous condition. [4] [5] [6]

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  2. "Over 100 volunteers gather in Oxford Circle to restore historic cemetery". FOX 29 Philadelphia. 2022-09-18. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  3. Lowenkron, Hadriana (25 Jul 2020). "Locked gates and 4-foot-tall grass: Conditions at 2 Philly cemeteries leave families in anguish". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  4. "Over 100 volunteers gather in Oxford Circle to restore historic cemetery". FOX 29 Philadelphia. 2022-09-18. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  5. Rogelberg, Sasha (2022-11-30). "Friends of Jewish Cemeteries Completes Second Phase of Restoration Project". Jewish Exponent. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  6. Inquirer, Kevin Riordan The Philadelphia. "Conserving Jewish cemeteries, one stone at a time". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
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